Measuring and dispensing faucet



April 30; 1940;

w. P. HENRY, JR

MEASURING AND DISPENSING FAUCET Filed May 5, 1939 2 Sheets-Shea; 1

Inventor MLL/S .2? HENRY, Jk.

A itomeys April 30, 1940. w p; HEN JR 2.199.312

MEASURING AND DISPENSING FAUCET Filed llay 5, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Attorneys Patented Apr. 30, 1940 IPATENT MEASURING AND :DISPENSING FAUCET Willis P. Henry, Jr., Houma, La. Application May 5. 1939, Serial No. 272,041

1 Claim.

This invention relates to faucets, and more particularly to faucets of the character and equipped for permitting the discharge of the contents of a receptacle in exactly the quantity desired.

The invention together with its objects and advantages will be best'understood from a study of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view illustrating the application of the invention to a bottle, with the faucet shown invertical position. 5

Figure 2 is a view similar 1' but with the faucet shown in a substantially horizontal or pouring position.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the faucet.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectionalview therethrough, and

Figures 5 and 6 are transverse sectional views taken substantially on the lines 5-5 and 6-6 respectively of Figure 4. 5

Referring more in detail to the drawings it will be seen that the faucet comprises a substantially cylindrical body portion 5 provided at one end thereof with a discharge spout 6 and at an opposite end thereof with a threaded inlet nipple I.

Arranged within the body 5 of the faucet are relatively spaced partitions 8gand 9 that provide therebetween a measuring chamber I0.

The partitions 8 and 9 are apertured so as to provide for the chamber In aninlet II and an outlet I2.

The body of the faucet accommodates therein disk valves I3 and I4 which seat respectively against the partitions 9 and 8 respectively for respectively controlling the ports II and. I2.

The valves 13 and M are mounted on a valve rod I5 that works in suitable guides I6 provided therefor and at one endhas a lost motion connection H with an operating lever I8.

The lever I8 is pivotally mounted on a suitable bracket-or lug l9 provided on the'faucet 5 at the nozzle or discharge end 6 thereof as shown.

Interposed between the valve I 4 and one of the guides I6 is a spring 20 which acts to yieldably engage the valve I4 with its seat 8 while interposed between a stop collar 2I and the valve I3 is a coil spring 22 which actsas a cushion for the valve I3 when the latter is brought into engagement with its seat 9 for closing the port I I.

It will thus be seen, and as shown in Figure 4, that with valve I4 engaged with its seat 8 to close the port I2 valve I3 is disengaged from its seat 9 so that the port I I is open. Obviously by pressing on the lever I8 to swing the same on its pivot in til:

a clockwise direction rod I 5 will be caused to shift for bringing a collar 29 on said rod l5 against the valve l4 for unseating the valve I4 and this movement of rod I5 will cause the valve I3 to engage withits seat 9. Obviously with valve I3 engaged with its seat 9 the flow of fluid into the measuring chamber In is arrested while thefluid in the chamber is then free to flow through the port I2 to discharge from the faucet at the nozzle 6 thereof. With valve I4 engaged with its seat 8 and valve I3 in the open position shown in Figure 4, fluid from the bottle or other receptacle 23 is free to flow through the port II into the measuring chamber III. The parts are so arranged that the valve l4 remains seated until the valve I3 engages its seat 9 and then the collar 29 engages the valve l4 to open the same so that there is no flow of liquid into the measure chamber Ill after the liquid starts to flow from said chamber III through the outlet I2.

Further in accordance with the present inven-. tion there is provided a cork or stopper 24, the same in thepresent instance consisting of a substantially conical member 25 of metal or other suitable material provided at its major end with a knurled flange 26, and a threaded socket 21 whereby the stopper may be threadedly engaged with the inlet nipple I of the faucet; j The body part 25 of the stopper is surrounded by a collar 28 of rubber or like material.

Obviously the stopper 24 is adapted to fit in the bore of the neck 23a, of the bottle or other receptacle 23, as shown in Figure 1 and thus serves to connect the faucet with the neck of such receptacle as shown. 1

I From theabove it will be seen that the device provides a combination stopper and measuring faucet and can be readily engaged with the neck of a bottle or other suitable container.

In actual practice normallythe valve I4 is seated against the partition 8.

When it is desired to pour some of the contents A dispensing faucet comprising a tubular body, means for connecting one end of the body to a container, a discharge nozzle at the other end of the body, a pair of spaced partitions in the body forming between them a measuring chamber and said partitions having openings therein, a rod passing through said openings in the partitions and through the outer end of the body, a valve slidably arranged on the rear part of the rod for engagingthe rearrface of the rear partition, spring means on the rear end of the rod for yieldably holding the valve against movement on the rod, a second valve slidably arranged on the rod and adapted to engage the front face of the front partition, spring means on the rod for yieldably holding the second valve against said front face of the front partition, a projection on the rod located between the valves and adapted to engage the front or second valve to move the same ofi the front partition as the rear valve is engaging the rear partition during forward sliding movement of the rod and a lever pivoted to the front end of the .bodyand connected with the front .end of the 10 rod for imparting sliding movement to the rod.

WILLIS P. HENRY, JR. 

